Oversight Hearings on Educational Assessment. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education. Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session (March 13-14, 1991).

Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

The focus of this 2-day hearing was on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Witnesses testified about the importance of the NAEP as a national assessment tool and the changes that the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education (SESVE) might consider for the future. On March 13, the following persons testified: H. J. Walberg; D. M. Koretz; R. L. Linn; and E. D. Roeber. On March 14, the following persons addressed the SESVE: R. Romer; W. E. Brock; G. R. Anrig; T. E. Sewell; S. Cooperman; K. V. Hertz; M. Neill; E. W. Kelley; and G. M. Ambach. Debate over the hearings ranged beyond the NAEP to consider the concept of a national test and a national testing program for teachers. The remarks of all contributors are followed by the prepared statements, letters, and attachments that they submitted to the SESVE. (SLD)